The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:39 a.m. EST.
The construction of the Space Shuttle program began in the 1970s, and the first shuttle, Columbia, was completed in 1979. From initial design concepts to final construction, it took about 10 years to build each space shuttle.
The first U.S. civilian to fly on a space shuttle mission was Teacher in Space participant Christa McAuliffe aboard the Challenger on the ill-fated STS-51-L mission in 1986.
Christa McAuliffe, the teacher selected to fly on the Challenger space shuttle, was in space for just over a minute before the shuttle tragically exploded on January 28, 1986. The accident occurred 73 seconds after liftoff.
The ill-fated Challenger space shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986. The entire mission was scheduled to last around six to seven days.
The space shuttle Endeavour (not Endeavor) is 56 meters long. The space shuttle Endeavour was built as a replacement shuttle after Challenger exploded in 1986.
The space shuttle Endeavour (not Endeavor) is 56 meters long. The space shuttle Endeavour was built as a replacement shuttle after Challenger exploded in 1986.
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:39 a.m. EST.
The construction of the Space Shuttle program began in the 1970s, and the first shuttle, Columbia, was completed in 1979. From initial design concepts to final construction, it took about 10 years to build each space shuttle.
The Challenger was identical in design to the other shuttles; 56 m long, 8.7 m in diameter and weighed 2,030 tons.
The first U.S. civilian to fly on a space shuttle mission was Teacher in Space participant Christa McAuliffe aboard the Challenger on the ill-fated STS-51-L mission in 1986.
Christa McAuliffe, the teacher selected to fly on the Challenger space shuttle, was in space for just over a minute before the shuttle tragically exploded on January 28, 1986. The accident occurred 73 seconds after liftoff.
The ill-fated Challenger space shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986. The entire mission was scheduled to last around six to seven days.
i really dont no
Sally Ride spent a total of nearly 14 days in space during her two space shuttle missions. She became the first American woman to travel to space in 1983 aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
5 years
The next space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster took place almost three years later with the launch of Discovery on September 29, 1988. The Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986.